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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1895
Page
4
The notice lists daily edition delivery by carrier across Topeka and Kanvas towns, weekly 15 cents, and mail rates for three months and one year, outlining subscription options and pricing in a period voice.
The Topeka Daily Star and Capital items discuss record city circulation figures for 1896 and the first half of 1896. The American Newspaper Directory lists high daily averages and asserts Topeka papers lead state circulation. Figures are said to be publisher-provided and guaranteed accurate.
Weather reports indicate showers in Carcase Nevada and western Kansas with late evening and tonight cold fronts bringing a colder wave. Winds shift northwest as a cold spell moves eastward, while other lines mention missionary protection in Armenia and political commentary on the gold standard and state papers in Mississippi and Topeka.
A long forecast notes the election shaping party policy for next year, citing Grover Cleveland as a powerfully divisive figure and warning against a trusted but unscrupulous leadership. It mentions railway ownership, silver policy, and the steady drift of public verdicts every two years, with local notes on public figures, weddings, deaths, and court lore interspersed.
In a Chicago Post clipping, a child narrator Ethel laments unfair attention to her younger sister Mamie who receives kisses from admirers while she faces social scrutiny. The exchange reveals sibling jealousy and adult reactions to child behavior and propriety.
Judge Hazen overrules motion for a new trial in the case involving Sem Tracy and Mise Jean M Bey. Principal of Van Buren locals in Jotion City at home. father Robert Hay ill. Robert Hay, once a state geologist, is among Hangar's notable men.
The piece introduces the International Association of Christian Workers as a group focused on real world religious labor issues. It outlines aims to combine faith with practical workplace ethics and social action.
Delegates to the International Association of Christian Workers gather in New Haven for their annual convention beginning November 7. The group, organized in 1886, includes leaders like Jacob A. Riis and Rev. John C. Collins and aims to unify diverse Christian efforts to win souls and expand mission work across the United States.
John Lowber Welsh, a Philadelphia native, consolidates four street railroad properties worth over 125 million dollars into a near monopoly. He chairs firms, serves as a Drexel estate executor, and holds director roles with the Philadelphia Reading line and electric lighting ventures. Welsh, tall and blond, avoids publicity while pursuing vast railroad wealth.
Rear Admiral William A. Kirkland, a 45 year veteran, was relieved from command of the European station after airing views on French politics and church matters. His recall followed public disputes, including criticisms of missionaries in Syria and a dress code incident with a navy chaplain. Though out of favor, his long service earns him retirement eligibility and respect for his record.
Countess Tabor and Countess Cacilia Plater Zyzeck among Warsaw master tailors guild enrollees. They head the cutters school in the city and pledge aid to the poor.
A traveling salesman for M D Wells Co of Chicago wrote to Governor Morrill seeking an appointment. The letter complains of a perceived snub and references support from multiple Kansas judges and officials for a seat on the Kansas penitentiary board, amid mentions of Topeka and a 19 November gathering in Atlanta, Georgia.
Fragmentary OCR notes allege arson links Topeka residents including Jona, Wricht, Carlo Broodsrick, W A Calderhene, and Reddick among 165 others in a ben bis nezs matter. The text claims they were “wered” and that appointments were given to someone deemed not an applicant.
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